St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-27
WHISPERS.

+ papers OF late q good deal of talk re-
| gardlng the probable promotion of Post
master General Villas to be secretary
of the interior when LAMAR goes up to
the supreme bench. And you may per-
hapS have noticed the further statement
that the Villas would entertain good
deal this winter. To those having 4
knowledge of the expenses of living in
Washington and the comparatively
small salary attaching to the secretary
ship, it would have been a matter of
Wonderment how Col. Villas could do
it and hold his position" as an express
Sive bit of slang has it. This wonder
VIII cease when they are informed that
the handsome colonel is worth cool
S1.OO0,OO0, enough to enable him to give
party now and then. and still have
few stray dimes left over. The colonel,
L am Informed, has made most of this
money in recent years. He has been
exceptionally lucky in Wisconsin and
Michigan lumber speculatlons, and also
got in Oh the ground floor in the GogebiQ
iron mine excitement and realized
early. Col. Villas is we'll known in st,
Paul, but it is doubtful if any of his nu,
merous acquaintance here had any
idea that he was so we'll off in this
worlds goods.
And the colonel deserves all the good
fortune that has come to him.
Do you know STANLEY WATERLOO,
the talented poet of the Chicago Trib-
une? To some of you he is undOubt-
eddy known, for some three years ago
he established an evening paper in St.
Paul, which, if it did only have an ex-
iStence of a few months, was model of
Journalism. Well, WATERLOO told me
recently how that famous saying, LET
Ynr l..
v0ucheS for its accuracy. There is in
Chicago semi-professional billiard
player, who is one of the best in the
country, as a good many Chicago board
OF trade men have discovered to their
sorrow, when they were Steered against
him as an unknown" by the fun-loy-
ing WATERLOO. GAILAGHER's method
of playing is tediously slow. He hest
tateS for an eXaSperatingly long time
between each difficult shot. In a game
he was playing some years ago with
noted billiardist in the presence of
large number of spectators, his hes
ltancy was more than usually Marked
until, finally. losing all patience, one of
the on-lookers cried out, LET 'er go,
GALLAGHER" The phrase was coined,
was found singularly apropos of hes
ltancy of any kind, and i'll a short time
was all over the country.
Is there anything more curious than
the propagation of slang?
Apropos of Chicago. a good many
newspaper changes, L learn from one
who expects to be one of the changed"
himself are going to take place soon in
that city. They will be interesting to a
good many more besides newspaper
men. The entire present executive
force of the Times will be moved out
when Mr.. SNowDEN, of the Mail. who
is member of the syndicate which
bought the property, takes charge.
Their places will be largely recruited
from the Tribune editorial force, which
under the new deal will have to bestir
itself. The Morning News will also
change several members of its staff,
and the Mail will be completely re-
arranged. The Herald is doing very
well and is playing its cards very
conseryatively, SO that it will
hardly be able to find room
for the outs, but perhaps they
may shake down into some of the
other vacant places. A complete revo-
luton is predicted by some of the Chi
cago newspaper men, and L am in
formed bv one in a position to know
that after the Times reorganization a
newspaper war will be precipitated
hHlCll VIII C6tot tliC OlN NIiiClt ICCCHJl1
took place completely into the shade.
Well competition is the life of trade
in any business.
Speaking of Chicago recalls the anar-
chiSts, and recalling the anarchists am
reminded that a st. Paul newspaper
man, PAUL SWEENEY, formerly in
charge of the GLOBES Chicago office,
wears ring which Anarchist PARSONS
wore for years. In his frequent visits
to the professional visits. of course
Mr.. SWEENEY had become we'll ac-
quainted with PARSONS. The day be-
fore the execution, after talking with
PARSONS for some time, SWEENEY
turned to go, and i'll doing so said:
swell, PARSONS. L hope, somehow,
you'll get out of this"
''Thank you SWEENEY" said the an
archist; that's the first kind thing Eve
heard from newspaper man. By the
way, L wish you would take this trlfie
in remembrance of me, taking Off his
ring. curious seal affair, and handing
it to SWEENEY. who is now the enyy:Of
all relic hunters.
Let us hope it won't contaminate its
present pOsSeSSOr.
A number of ST. Paul boys are attend
ing NOtre Dame university, at South
Bend, Ind. There is also at the school
a student from France, full-hedged
marquis, who, in his utter ignorance of
the English language and American
customs, has been affOrding the boys
good deal of amusement. Recently the
boys have been teaching the marquis
collOquial English shall not say
whether any of the st. Paul youths were
among his inStructorS-and have been
succeeding admirably, as the sequence
will show. Through deficiency of in
tellect or natural ObtuSeneSS the mar
quis acquired his knowledge of English
in parrOt-like way, a given expression
for given occasion. la OLLENDoRF.
One day the president sent for him
about some trivial matter. He asked
the boys how he should address him and
was duly informed. Entering the ven
cradle presidential presence, he made
floor, and saluted him with, ''Ah, there,
old SPORT The amaZement of the pres
ident can best be imagined. An eX-
PLANTATION followed, and the amateur in
Structors in English were duly repri-
manded, but the marquis got
ducking in the icy waters of the
lake for '.giving them away" He has
since declared his intention of returning
to France, where schOOlmates will treat
him with more Difference.
English as she is spoke" sometimes
presents complications.
Not great many people outside the
newspaper offices made the acquaint-
ance of CHARLES E. ROCHE. of the Chi
cagO News, who was here last week as
the press agent of the Boston Ideals,
and those who did not may count them
selves unfortunate, as Mr.. ROCHE is as
tOr1o l,ln NOR nc lUlf ind
in days journey. He has had rather
an interesting career, too, though it
takes some little time to induce him to
nuarcnIna his native mndeSty far enough